diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/cinepaint/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/cinepaint/default.nix
index 7b1a7f26239f..8d88e570f272 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/cinepaint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/cinepaint/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
 
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-llcms -ljpeg";
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-llcms -ljpeg -lX11";
 
   # NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I.";